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Robert Downey Sr.
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 85
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn24/06/1936Born inNew York City, New York, USADied07/07/2021 (aged 85)Died inManhattanCauseParkinson's diseaseWikidataQ587102 ↗Buried atKensico CemeteryTMDb#59874 ↗

Robert John Downey Sr. was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. He was known for writing and directing the underground films Putney Swope (1969), a satire on the New York Madison Avenue advertising world, and Greaser's Palace (1972), a surrealist Western.

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Filmography27 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2022"Sr."MovieSelf86
2019Searching for Mr. RugoffMovieSelf83
2018Stringman: The Jack Nitzsche StoryMovieSelf82
2015Don't Blink - Robert FrankMovieSelf (archive footage)79
2012Finding Your RootsSeriesSelf76
2011Tower HeistMovieJudge Ramos75
2009The Perfect Team: The Making of 'On the Bowery'MovieSelf73
2008Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American CampaignsMovieSelf72
2004From Other WorldsMovieBaker68
2000The Family ManMovieMan in House64
1999MagnoliaMovieWDKK Show Director63
1997Boogie NightsMovieBurt, Studio Manager61
1996The SunchaserMovieTelephone Voices60
1993Tales of the CitySeriesEdgar's Doctor57
1993The Last PartyMovieSelf57
1988Johnny Be GoodMovieNCAA Investigator52
1986MatlockSeriesJudge Warren Anderson50
1985The Twilight ZoneSeries(segment "Wordplay")49
1985To Live and Die in L.A.MovieThomas Bateman49
1981Energy and How to Get ItMovie—45
1975Saturday Night LiveSeriesSelf - Cameo (uncredited)39
1971You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That BeatMovieHead of Ad Agency35
1971Is There Sex After Death?MovieHimself35
1969Naughty NurseMovieDesk Clerk33
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest32
1968No More ExcusesMoviePvt. Stewart Thompson32
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf26